Aggies offer insights into talents of quarterbacks Hill, Allen

Kenny Hill appeared in four games during the 2013 season. (Bob Levey/Getty Images)

HOOVER, Ala. – Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin said the Aggies’ quarterback battle between sophomore Kenny Hill and freshman Kyle Allen will “play itself out” in the coming month, leading to the Aggies’ Aug. 28 opener at South Carolina.

No one, including the Aggies boss, is tipping his hand on whether a leader has emerged at this point, but cornerback Deshazor Everett and offensive lineman Cedric Ogbuehi offered some insight into the talented throwers assigned to replacing Johnny Manziel on Tuesday at SEC Media Days.

“Kenny is a little more conservative,” Everett said. “He’ll take the check-down route a lot more than Kyle will. Kyle will take a shot at you. (Now), they’ll both challenge you. You make a play against them, you know they’re coming back at you. Maybe not the next play, but a few plays later.

“They’re not afraid to challenge anybody.”

Meanwhile Ogbuehi, a projected first-round selection in the 2015 NFL draft, spent the past two seasons helping protect Manziel – now he’ll do the same for either Hill or Allen.

“Kyle is more of a pocket guy,” Ogbuehi said. “Kenny is a little bit more mobile. I see a lot of similarities, in that they’re both playmakers, as well.”

Allen (6-3, 205) enrolled early out of Desert Mountain (Arizona) High to take part in spring drills, while Hill (6-1, 215) helped back up Manziel last year (along with Matt Joeckel, who’s transferred to TCU) and completed 16 of 22 passes late against the likes of Sam Houston, SMU, Vanderbilt and UTEP.

The Aggies report on July 31 and start practice on Aug. 1.

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Kyle Allen enrolled early in hopes of winning the starting job as a true freshman. (Eric Gay/AP)